[VIDEO] In Their Own Words: Why They Practice, and Why They Work to End the Persecution
Echoes of Freedom From the Liberty Bell
By Falun Dafa practitioners in Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Published on YouTube on November 2, 2009
From an FOFG editor: A friend of mine recently posted this video to an email list I am on. In five minutes, Falun Gong practitioners living in or near Philadelphia explain why they practice and why they work to help end the persecution of Falun Gong in China. What I find striking is the location. On most Saturday and Sunday mornings, they practice the Falun Gong exercises next to the building that houses the Liberty Bell. They are also just a few hundred feet away from Independence Hall, where the US Constitution was signed. And a few hundred feet in the opposite direction is a dedication to the First Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion (freedom of belief), freedom of assembly and freedom of speech.
Of course, the persecution of Falun Gong is not a conflict between the Chinese Communist Party and the US Government. At Friends of Falun Gong, we believe the wish for the above rights is innate within human beings.